Here's one for the pros....

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Can anyone tell me how to increase the record length in Windows XP Sound
Recorder ( Start> All Programs> Accessories> Entertainment> Sound Recorder),
so that I can record cassette tracks to my pc with the Sound And Audio
Devices properties set for "Line In"? As it is now it is only allowing me
to record 60 seconds.

All the best!

Elaine Beauxrauxgard-Weiderhoff
 
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Can anyone tell me how to increase the record length in Windows XP
Sound Recorder ( Start> All Programs> Accessories> Entertainment>
Sound Recorder), so that I can record cassette tracks to my pc with
the Sound And Audio Devices properties set for "Line In"? As it is
now it is only allowing me to record 60 seconds.

All the best!

Elaine Beauxrauxgard-Weiderhoff
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And unless you move the little slider piece constantly it's all that it will
do. It's a known limitation if I recall correctly. One of the applications
(all free and malware free) should do the trick for you:

Audio Recorders:
http://www.snapfiles.com/freeware/gmm/fwaudiorecorder.html

Galen
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Can anyone tell me how to increase the record length in Windows XP Sound
Recorder ( Start> All Programs> Accessories> Entertainment> Sound Recorder),
so that I can record cassette tracks to my pc with the Sound And Audio
Devices properties set for "Line In"? As it is now it is only allowing me
to record 60 seconds.

All the best!

Elaine Beauxrauxgard-Weiderhoff
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You don't; that's not what it was designed for. Try Audacity, a free audio
editor. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
 
Upgrade to Win XP Media Center Edition and use the Media Center/Click
to DVD features.
 
Can anyone tell me how to increase the record length in Windows XP Sound
Recorder ( Start> All Programs> Accessories> Entertainment> Sound Recorder),
so that I can record cassette tracks to my pc with the Sound And Audio
Devices properties set for "Line In"? As it is now it is only allowing me
to record 60 seconds.
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Your soundcard probably came with a better recorder than Windows' Sound
recorder (SndRec32). Or get one of the programs mentioned in this thread
before.

However, there is a way of recording more than 60 seconds with SndRec32:

Record 1 minute of silence; save it as, say 1MinSilence.wav. Insert that
file into the current recording; save it as 2MinSilence.wav. Continue as
necessary. When done, open the appropriate silence file, say
5MinSilence.wav, and record what you want into that file; delete
unwanted silence after the recording; save it under a different file as
desired.
 
You may consider this one a closed case.... Audacity Recorder is the answer
to my problem and it works terrific! Thanks so much for all your help!

Elaine Beauxrauxgard-Weiderhoff
 
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